Poceram Produtos Cerâmicos S.A

Built:
1973

Abandoned: 2009

Visited: 2016

Coimbra, Portugal

Factory ‘Poceram Produtos Cerâmicos S.A’ manufactures and markets ceramic floor tiles and coverings. Poceram is an historic Coimbra-based Portuguese company which has been led since 1973 by the Marques family.

This pottery company announced the closure of its factory with the loss of 153 jobs in 2010. The plant was inactive since April 2009. According to the trade union of Ceramic Industries this decision was already expected given the high investment needed to save the company.